blah194
join:2002-03-04
Lake Charles, LA | reply to JTRockville
What you people all fail to realize...
...is that this fiber project is NOT being funded by the Lafayette citizens, but by you guessed it, the federal government (a.k.a. the taxpayers). So you should keep that in mind next time you rail on about Bell and Cox being afraid of competition. |
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JTRockville
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Rockville, MD
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| Which project is being funded with federal dollars? BS/Cingular call center, or the Lafayette municipal system?
Either way, I think you're mistaken.
The $18m for the BS/Cingular call center all came from Lafayette and Louisiana:
said by the advocate article in the news item:
The concessions include $10 million in state tax breaks, donation of land and the building from LEDA and discounted utilities from LUS, Gothreaux said.
State = Louisiana
LEDA = Lafayette Economic Development Authority
LUS = Lafayette Utilities System
I'm not sure how Lafayette plans to fund the municipal system, but I'd be absolutely shocked if the feds contributed. |
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jsouth
Jsouth
join:2000-12-12
Wichita, KS | reply to blah194
You do know you pay taxes to the state which are separate from federal taxes for things like this don't you? That is why you file a state tax return.
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BTK is Caught!!!! |
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FiberNow
@cox.net | reply to JTRockville
Revenue bonds to be paid back over 25 years. |
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